>> I use Firefox. Windows 7 was out 2 years before the iPad 2 and the latest Firefox supports it. > Microsoft doesn't even support Windows 7 anymore. I wouldn'

>> I use Firefox. Windows 7 was out 2 years before the iPad 2 and the latest Firefox supports it. > Microsoft doesn't even support Windows 7 anymore. I wouldn't recommend anyone use an OS that isn't getting security updates. I mentioned Windows because you mentioned it, but I would not neither. You can install an up-to-date Linux distro on any computer that ran Windows 7 or 8 though. > I'm not sure if Apple is lifting a finger to help, but https://asahilinux.org https://asahilinux.org is a thing. I was only speaking about iOS devices. Apple Desktop/Laptops have a better story on this. > Apple will _happily_ buy old iPads for a pittance (or $0.00) and reuse the gold and aluminum and whatnot in it Apple's handling of e-waste is not exactly great [1]. Anyway, recycling is way more costly than just being able to use hardware that exists. [1] https://www.vice.com/en/article/yp73jw/apple-recycling-iphones-macbooks https://www.vice.com/en/article/yp73jw/apple-recycling-iphon... > Apple released its Environmental Responsibility Report Wednesday, an annual grandstanding effort that the company uses to position itself as a progressive, environmentally friendly company. Behind the scenes, though, the company undermines attempts to prolong the lifespan of its products. [...] > Apple rejects current industry best practices by forcing the recyclers it works with to shred iPhones and MacBooks so they cannot be repaired or reused—instead, they are turned into tiny shards of metal and glass. > As an aside, one of the ways in which Apple actually helps its developers is by dropping iOS/iPadOS/watchOS support for old, slower hardware, basically giving developers license to require newer versions of the operating system and/or newer hardware models But that's not a good thing! Saying this as a dev, we ought to spend effort not to turn working hardware into waste because it's more convenient.